Stellar Formation Zone (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

Stellar Formation Zone

Caption

The region of the stellar formation Rho Ophiuchi observed by ESA Gaia satellite. The shining dots are stellar clusters with the massive and youngest stars of the region. The dark filaments track the gas and dust distribution, where the new stars are born. This is not a conventional photographic image but the result of the integration of all the received radiation by the satellite during the 22 months of continuous measurements through different filters on the spacecraft.

Link:

http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60205-rho-ophiuchi-molecular-cloud/

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ESA/Gaia/DPAC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

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